I love Latham’s distinction of the difference between people with a learning goal orientation and those with a performance goal orientation:

People with a performance goal orientation paradoxically lack a high-performing mindset, because they focus too much on their performance. Their goal is to look good in the eyes of others. As a result, they actively avoid situations in which they run the risk of seeming incompetent. Instead, they seek assignments in which they can perform effectively. On the other hand, people with a learning goal orientation seek to master new skills and knowledge. Consequently, they enjoy challenging, difficult projects. They even seek constructive criticism. This in itself is an effective strategy because pursuing high goals makes errors all but inevitable. (p, 71)

As you pursue your EMBA, try to keep a learning rather than a performance goal orientation. Understand how to achieve in each class (e.g. pass exams, write specific types of papers, complete assignments), but then stop chasing the points and chase the learning instead. Your professors track points because they have to, but only you can really evaluate your learning.